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How much do payroll and personnel clerks earn in Sweden?

Payroll and personnel clerks. 14,300 people employed in Sweden.

38,500SEK

per month is the median salary for payroll and personnel clerks in Sweden in 2025. That is 1% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+2.7% since 2024

≈ €3,400 / $3,950 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 30,678 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 222 SEK an hour · 462,000 SEK a year

The hourly figure is the monthly salary divided by 173.3 hours (40 hours a week × 52 weeks / 12 months); the yearly figure is twelve times the monthly salary.

Payroll and personnel clerks earn 39,900 SEK per month on average in Sweden (2025). The median salary is 38,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 31,500 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 50,500 SEK.

Figures are gross monthly salary before tax, converted to full time. Income tax in Sweden is roughly 30–34% for most earners, plus a national surtax on income above about 51,000 SEK a month.

Average pay
39,900 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
31,500 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
50,500 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
14,300
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among payroll and personnel clerks in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

31,500 SEKLowest 10%38,500 SEKMedian50,500 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 34,700–44,400 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Payroll and personnel clerks starting salary

Statistics Sweden publishes no starting-salary figures. The closest proxies are what the youngest people in the job earn and where the lower end of the pay distribution sits.

The youngest in the job, aged 18–24, earn 30,100 SEK a month on average — roughly 24,300 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 30,100 SEK 24,342 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 36,200 SEK 28,944 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 31,500 SEK 25,399 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 34,700 SEK 27,812 SEK

These are proxies, not starting salaries. An age band holds both people who have just started and people ten years into the job, and the lowest paid are not always newcomers. The collective-agreement minimum and an individual offer can sit above or below.

Payroll and personnel clerks pay in the private and public sector

What payroll and personnel clerks earn depends a great deal on who the employer is.

Monthly salary by sector and gender
Sector Average pay Median pay Men Women
All sectors 39,900 SEK 38,500 SEK 38,800 SEK 38,500 SEK
Private sector 42,200 SEK 41,900 SEK 41,500 SEK 42,000 SEK
Public sector 36,100 SEK 35,800 SEK 36,200 SEK 35,700 SEK
Central government 37,600 SEK 37,500 SEK 38,100 SEK 37,400 SEK
Municipalities 35,700 SEK 35,400 SEK 35,400 SEK 35,400 SEK
Regions (health care) 35,400 SEK 35,000 SEK 33,700 SEK 35,100 SEK

Payroll and personnel clerks salary after tax in Sweden

What payroll and personnel clerks actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 38,500 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 30,678 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

38,500 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 30,678 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 31,198 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 30,625 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 30,668 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 31,503 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 29,896 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 30,100 SEK before tax — roughly 24,342 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 50,500 SEK, which is roughly 38,867 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for payroll and personnel clerks

The figures assume an average municipality, no church fee and an age under 66. The calculator takes your own municipality into account.

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Pay for men and women

Median salary for men and women
Gender 30,000 50,000 Median pay Number
Men 38,800 SEK 1,400
Women 38,500 SEK 13,000

Women's average salary is 94% of men's average salary in this job.

Statistics Sweden calculates the ratio on average monthly salary, while the table above shows median salaries, so the two do not line up exactly. The figure is also unadjusted: it does not account for differences in age, sector or position.

Payroll and personnel clerks salary by age

Pay for payroll and personnel clerks normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 30,100 SEK – 30,100 SEK –
25–34 years 36,200 SEK 39,600 SEK 35,800 SEK 3,000
35–44 years 40,600 SEK 43,400 SEK 40,200 SEK 3,700
45–54 years 41,600 SEK 44,500 SEK 41,300 SEK 3,100
55–64 years 42,100 SEK 42,800 SEK 42,100 SEK 3,800

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 39,400 SEK – 39,000 SEK 270
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 39,900 SEK – 39,900 SEK 1,900
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 40,400 SEK 43,600 SEK 40,100 SEK 3,800
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 39,100 SEK 41,000 SEK 39,000 SEK 4,800
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 40,400 SEK 42,700 SEK 40,000 SEK 3,500

Payroll and personnel clerks salary by region

Statistics Sweden reports pay by job at the level of national areas (NUTS 2), not by county.

Monthly salary by region
Region 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 43,600 SEK 43,500 SEK 43,600 SEK 4,000
East-Central Sweden 39,100 SEK 43,600 SEK 38,700 SEK 2,300
Småland and islands 38,800 SEK – 38,700 SEK 1,200
South Sweden 41,800 SEK 46,700 SEK 41,100 SEK 1,800
West Sweden 37,700 SEK 38,000 SEK 37,700 SEK 2,800
North-Central Sweden 36,600 SEK – 36,400 SEK 890
Central Norrland 35,600 SEK – 35,300 SEK –
Upper Norrland 36,700 SEK – 36,600 SEK 650

Payroll and personnel clerks pay growth 2014–2025

Median salary per year. Years with no reported median are skipped. The dashed line marks the break between the older and the newer series at Statistics Sweden; comparisons across it should be made with care.

From 28,100 SEK in 2014 to 38,500 SEK in 2025, +37% in total. Nominal figures, not adjusted for inflation. The lighter part of the line, the years before 2023, comes from an older set of statistics at Statistics Sweden and is not fully comparable with the later years.

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Swedish job titles in this occupation

Statistics Sweden files the following Swedish job titles under SSYK 4112, “löne- och personaladministratörer”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Ackordsuträknare
  • Administratör, löner
  • Avlöningskontorist
  • Avlöningsuträknare
  • HR-assistent
  • Löneadministratör
  • Löneassistent
  • Löneförrättare
  • Lönehandläggare
  • Lönekonsult
  • Lönekontorist
  • Personaladministratör, personalredogörare
  • Personalassistent, personalredogörare
  • Personalkontorist
  • Personalredogörare
  • Personalsekreterare, personalredogörare

Frequently asked questions

How much do payroll and personnel clerks earn in 2026?

The latest figures are Statistics Sweden's salary structure statistics for 2025, published on 16 June 2026. The median salary was then 38,500 SEK a month before tax, against 37,500 SEK the year before (2024) — +2.7%. Figures for 2026 are normally published in June 2027; until then the 2025 figures are the latest there are, and we do not project our own.

What is the median salary for payroll and personnel clerks in Sweden?

The median salary for payroll and personnel clerks in Sweden is 38,500 SEK per month before tax (2025). That means half earn less and half earn more. The median across all jobs in Sweden is 38,300 SEK, so payroll and personnel clerks sit 1% higher than the typical job.

How much do payroll and personnel clerks earn after tax?

The median salary for payroll and personnel clerks is 38,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 30,700 SEK after tax. The exact figure depends on which municipality you live in — our salary-after-tax calculator works it out.

What is the difference between average and median pay for payroll and personnel clerks?

The average (39,900 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (38,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what payroll and personnel clerks typically earn.

What is the starting salary for payroll and personnel clerks in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: payroll and personnel clerks aged 18–24 years earn 30,100 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 31,500 SEK. More in the section “Payroll and personnel clerks starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for payroll and personnel clerks?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 50,500 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Is there a gender pay gap among payroll and personnel clerks in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 94% of men's in this job. The median salary is 38,800 SEK for men and 38,500 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do payroll and personnel clerks earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where payroll and personnel clerks earn 43,600 SEK per month on average.

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